Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX

June 8, 2024

Whatever charm this game has--and it does have some--is slowly chipped away at by very simplistic level design, poor platforming, and some frustrating difficulty spikes near the end. Although the DX version has some beautiful graphics, allowing for hot swapping with something more akin to the original style, it feels as though a lot of time and care went into restoring a game that may not have deserved the effort.